Extended interviews with people from the 8th Fire TV series.
Matthew Mukash is a former Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees in Quebec. He has been a strong advocate for the protection of his peoples traditional way of life in the face of hydroelectric mega projects.
He was born in 1951, in the bush, near Whapmagoostui, the northernmost Cree village on James Bay, Quebec.
His parents raised him on the land; hunting, fishing and following Cree traditions. He later moved to Montreal and earned a degree at Concordia University, studying political science and engineering.
In 1989, the Quebec government announced it was going to divert and dam the Great Whale or Whapmagoostui River to sell power to the State of New York. Mathew Mukash was a leader in the battle to stop the dam.
The campaign of the James Bay Cree attracted extensive international media coverage and the support of the environmental lobby.
The 8th Fire team interviewed Mathew Mukash as part of the television series. He appears in Episode 3 Whose Land is it Anyway?. Here are highlights from the extended interview.
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